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单词 labrador current
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Labrador Current


Labrador Current

n. A cold ocean current flowing southward from Baffin Bay along the coast of Labrador and turning east after intersecting with the Gulf Stream.

Labrador Current

n (Physical Geography) a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland

Labrador Current


Labrador Current

[′lab·rə‚dȯr ‚kə·rənt] (oceanography) A current that flows southward from Baffin Bay, through the Davis Strait, and southwestward along the Labrador and Newfoundland coasts.

Labrador Current

 

a cold current in the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of North America. It flows from Baffin Bay to the Grand Banks, where it meets the warm Gulf Stream and sinks to intermediate depths. The Labrador Current moves at a speed of 1–2 km/hr. The water temperature in the winter is below – 1°C and only in the south does it rise to 5°C; in the summer the temperature is 2°C in the north and 10°C in the south. The salinity is 30.0–32.0 parts per thousand. The current carries sea ice and icebergs.

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